European Union (EU)'s justice commissioner had apologized for her remark concerning France's decision to expel Roma, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in Brussels on Thursday. 

Viviane Reding, commissioner for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship, gave her apology for "insulting remark," Sarkozy said on the occasion of the European Council meeting.

All heads of state and government were "shocked" by her words that linked Roma expulsion and World War II, Sarkozy explained.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso also expressed his disagreement with the commissioner's remark, Sarkozy added.

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